Job DescriptionJob Description
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION
The College of Education (COE) at Gardner-Webb University seeks a strong candidate to serve in a tenure-track faculty position teaching curriculum and instruction and research methods courses at the graduate and doctoral level. Teaching responsibilities may include face-to-face, online, and hybrid (online and weekend) formats in fall, spring, and summer. The position requires a regular campus presence and office hours to be maintained. Screening of applications will begin immediately and will continue until filled. The 9-month tenure-track position will start on August 01, 2024.
Required Qualifications
· An earned doctorate degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership, Educational Research, or related field
· A minimum of five years of P-12 classroom teaching
· Experience with and/or a commitment to working with culturally diverse and/or at-risk student populations
· Expertise in teaching and learning principles for adult education
· Expertise in curriculum development, implementation, evaluation; educational leadership; or educational research methodologies
Preferred Qualifications
· Experience with online course development and distance-based teaching methods
· Research/Scholarship agenda
· Experience with mentoring graduate students
· Experience with descriptive and inferential statistics
Teaching Research and Service Assignments
· Teach 12 credit hours per semester
· Teach, mentor, and advise graduate candidates through the dissertation process
· Provide service to the College of Education, University, community, and academic profession
· Serve on dissertation committees
· Conduct research and scholarly activities
Other Information
· Review of complete employment applications will begin as soon as they are received. Applicants should apply by March 15, 2024. Position will remain open until filled with a start date of August 2024.
· Candidates should electronically submit a letter of interest addressing qualifications, current curriculum vitae, official college transcripts, teaching philosophy and contact information for three professional references using the application link provided.
Gardner-Webb University (gardner-webb.edu) is a coeducational, residential, private, historically Baptist, Christian institution, located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina with easy access to Charlotte, Asheville, and Greenville-Spartanburg. The University offers 80+ undergraduate and graduate degree programs to approximately 3,000 students. GWU is a Carnegie-classified Doctoral/Professional University. In 2023, Gardner-Webb was home to students from 93 counties in North Carolina, 44 US states, and 43 foreign countries. GWU is a NCAA Division I institution with 22 athletic teams and 460 student-athletes.
